Nellis AFB -- "Home of the Fighter Pilot" -- is a member of the USAF's
Air Combat Command. It is home to the largest and most demanding advanced air
combat training in the world. Nellis provides training for composite strike
forces which include every type of aircraft in the US Air Force inventory. Training
is also conducted in conjunction with air and ground units of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps as well as air forces from allied nations. Nellis AFB grew
from a rural, war-time base to the biggest, busiest, and best base in the United
States Air Force. Its roots lay in a time of approaching conflagration, in which
the United States prepared its defenses against world-wide aggressors. It continues
to train air combat warriors to fly, fight, and win in the national interest.
The main base covers approximately 11,300 acres, 7,000 acres (62 percent) of
which are undeveloped; the remaining area is either paved or contains structures.
